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La domenica italiana: How Italians spend their Sunday in a little provincial town

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How’s daily life in Italy? What do Italians usually do? How Italians spend their Sunday, for example?

These are some of the questions I get asked quite frequently, by either students or newsletter readers. It’s always difficult for me to answer these kinds of questions, as I have the feeling that each of us lives his or her own life and it is really difficult to generalize.

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10 great Italian vegetarian dishes

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I’ll never get tired of saying it: you can’t really appreciate a trip to Italy without properly tasting its food. 

Food is such a big part of Italian culture that you can’t say you have really seen Italy if you came here and just ate hamburgers and fries.

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[Family recipes] Chiacchiere

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Carnival has come and almost gone, it’s definitely time to eat some chiacchiere!

As I told you last week, Carnival is in full swing here in Italy and we are eating loads of chiacchiere – as they can be found at this time of the year only.

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[Family Recipes] Panettone genovese

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Warning: this post contains a lot of sugar! 

One of the great things about Christmas is that you can eat sweets without feeling (too) guilty. It is time to cheer, to celebrate, to be happy, not exactly the time to count calories. And I love it, let me confess!

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5 Italian dishes you will never find in Italy

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We Italians take food very seriously.

Way too seriously, to be honest. We think that our cuisine is the best in the world. When we come home from holidays abroad, we always complain about the way we ate there – no matter where we have been.

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5 Italian Food Experiences You Must Not Miss

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I can’t help it: food for me is a key part of every travel experience.

Every time I plan a new trip, I also do some research about traditional foods and great culinary experiences to be had in the country I’m visiting.

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